Sexploitica

I cue moonlight,

light tealights,

trail petals

to my heart,

but you,

pornblind and hooked,

don’t even know

where to start.

© 2014 Jennifer Wagner

Pornography addiction, especially via the internet, is a relationship killer.  If you or someone you know is struggling, there is help.  Lots of resources out there, Celebrate Recovery and Pure Desire among them.

There Go I, Dancing Broken

she said

she was drying out

and needed to get clean

i just held her hand

as she wept

holding her hair back

while she threw up

nearly 20 years

of the most hideous

and sobering regrets

and, like natural childbirth,

there is not much you can do

but be there

while she learns how

to nurture a new life beyond it

and remind her

even if you’re walking broken

you can learn how to dance again

Copyright © 2013 Jennifer Wagner

For Laurie's prompt at Poetry Jam:  Poetry of Dance.  And for Poets United:  The Poetry Pantry.